# "Young Sheldon"--anyone else creeped out? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 1, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267 "2017-09-01T19:55:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Tinker\_Grey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tinker_grey/32/8136_2.png) [@Tinker\_Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinker_Grey)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/141 "2017-11-26T17:18:35Z")
Also annoying is the implied error that if you had heads you are due a tails. I.e., the 4th down that failed got a do-over and then they ran it again and succeeded. It _could_ happen but statistics just doesn’t work that way. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/142 "2017-11-26T17:38:12Z")
> [@Tinker\_Grey](#): > > I think Sheldon (or the writers) miss the concept of expected value. Giving the opposing team the ball on downs is a worse consequence than the reward of getting the first down – even if the odds were 50%. I think the writers very much understood the concept of showing how a nerdish child could gain respect from his high-school non-peers. Objecting to mathematical inaccuracy in a TV show is a highly Sheldonish response. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SantaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@SantaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SantaMan)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/143 "2017-11-27T00:55:35Z")
Perhaps [this 538 analysis](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/nfl-coaches-are-getting-away-with-crimes-against-middle-school-math/) of punting on 4th and short is relevant? " Go for two: Equals estimated 2-point success rate: 48.8 percent. Send to overtime: Chances of making extra point multiplied by chances of winning in overtime. 95.9 percent \* 42.6 percent = 40.9 percent. " ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/144 "2017-11-29T12:13:06Z")
I’ve watched two episodes and liked neither. I always said even though TBBT’s “lead” actor is Sheldon, the guy who makes it work is Leonard. We get the full “I’m a genius, everyone is dumb” Sheldon without someone grounding it. Since it’s a child, we’re not supposed to get angry at the stupidity. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/145 "2017-11-30T16:33:46Z")
Watched “The Grasshopper Experiment” episode of _TBBT_ last night. Sheldon has a JLA membership card that he has carried in every wallet he’s had since he was 5. But young Sheldon doesn’t get into comics until age 9. Lots of anomalies are piling up here. But there’s a solution. There’s a Sheldon Multiverse! Earth-1 has the older Sheldon from _TBBT_. AKA “golden age Sheldon.” Earth-2 has the young Sheldon from … _Young Sheldon_. AKA “silver age Sheldon.” They’ll intersect when a guy about to be crushed yells “Sheldon, help me” and two Sheldons [respond](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_of_Two_Worlds) “I’m coming.” And as we all know, multiverses multiply. So there’ll be one with a much older Sheldon, one with him in grad school, even the dreaded horrible prequel before he turned 9. All leading up to … Crisis of Infinite Sheldons. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/146 "2017-11-30T16:40:42Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Watched “The Grasshopper Experiment” episode of _TBBT_ last night. Sheldon has a JLA membership card that he has carried in every wallet he’s had since he was 5. But young Sheldon doesn’t get into comics until age 9. > > Lots of anomalies are piling up here. But there’s a solution. There’s a Sheldon Multiverse! > > Earth-1 has the older Sheldon from _TBBT_. AKA “golden age Sheldon.” > Earth-2 has the young Sheldon from … _Young Sheldon_. AKA “silver age Sheldon.” > > They’ll intersect when a guy about to be crushed yells “Sheldon, help me” and two Sheldons [respond](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_of_Two_Worlds) “I’m coming.” > > And as we all know, multiverses multiply. So there’ll be one with a much older Sheldon, one with him in grad school, even the dreaded horrible prequel before he turned 9. All leading up to … > > Crisis of Infinite Sheldons. Well, there _was_ that one episode of BBT with all the different Sheldons. You might be on to something! (I wish they’d do another of those, and this time include Young Sheldon.) ---
**Author:** ![Orwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dfb087/32.png) [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/147 "2017-12-08T14:36:29Z")
I’m liking this show a lot more than I expected. I didn’t have high hopes, of course, but it is both funnier and more fleshed out than I thought it would be. The kid is a pretty good actor for his age. I like that they keep the Jim Parson narration to a minimum. How friggin’ rich must that guy be by now, with this icing on the top? ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/148 "2017-12-08T16:12:46Z")
I like it more every week. It’s like “Roseanne” and “The Wonder Years” had a baby. I like that they’re not focusing it completely on Sheldon, but fleshing out the other cast members as well. Just found out the theme song, “Mighty Little Man,” is done by Steve from “Blue’s Clues.” ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/149 "2017-12-08T16:27:33Z")
I hope the show lasts long enough that we find out what caused Sheldon to make such a radical change in wardrobe choice. I just can’t see Young Sheldon ever thinking he’d want to wear nothing but t-shirts. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/150 "2017-12-08T16:28:31Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > It’s like “Roseanne” and “The Wonder Years” had a baby. I like that they’re not focusing it completely on Sheldon, but fleshing out the other cast members as well. I definitely had a Wonder Years vibe, but yes there is a lot of Roseanne in there too. Chuck Lorre worked on Roseanne so I guess that makes sense. I like all the cast, they all do a great job. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/151 "2017-12-08T16:30:28Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > I definitely had a Wonder Years vibe, but yes there is a lot of Roseanne in there too. Chuck Lorre worked on Roseanne so I guess that makes sense. It also helps that Dad reminds me of both Dan and the dad from Wonder Years, MeeMaw reminds me of Roseanne, and Mom (quite understandably, since she’s her daughter) reminds me of Jackie. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/152 "2017-12-09T14:17:46Z")
Young Sheldon is definitely coming into its own. And it is getting better. All of the actors are doing a wonderful job portraying their characters. I love young Sheldon having memories of being a toddler. I have a very distinct memory of a house my family moved out of when I was 18 months old! ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2017, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/153 "2017-12-09T15:24:25Z")
The episode “A Brisket, Voodoo, and Cannonball Run” is a departure from the previous ones. Sheldon takes a back seat to the rest of his family. His siblings in particular had been underutilized and had a chance to come out a bit in this one. Very nice change of pace. It bodes well for the series. And the key Sheldonism of the episode, remembering something from when he was quite young, was well played. We don’t see the toddler, just a toddler’s eye view. So not an official formation of a new Sheldon Universe. Getting blamed for something the little sister did? Been there, done that. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/154 "2017-12-09T16:12:03Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > If you try for a first down on your fourth down and don’t make it, the opposing team gets to take over exactly where you were on the fourth down. Since the other two options on fourth down is to try and kick a field goal and score points or kick the ball in the other direction further away from your opponents goal, it’s usually better to try one of those options-- unless you are inches away from making a first down. > > Maybe someone with better explaining skills will come along and make this clearer. Yeah, and that’s the traditional thinking that Sheldon was challenging. [Meet Kevin Kelly](http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/team-never-punts/)- the HS coach who never punts, always goes for two, always onside kicks and wins a lot. The 50% chance of making the 1st down seems obviously wrong (and heavily dependent on yards to go), but the theory is that possession is valuable enough that the risk of giving up points is less than the chance of your offense scoring. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/155 "2017-12-11T00:34:59Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Yeah, and that’s the traditional thinking that Sheldon was challenging. [Meet Kevin Kelly](http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/team-never-punts/)- the HS coach who never punts, always goes for two, always onside kicks and wins a lot. > > The 50% chance of making the 1st down seems obviously wrong (and heavily dependent on yards to go), but the theory is that possession is valuable enough that the risk of giving up points is less than the chance of your offense scoring. Thanks for the link - I always wondered about onside kicks and why they’re done more often. I loved that while Sheldon could remember verbatim memories from the age of 23 months, they showed the sister’s memories and just a white blank screen. Hey, that’s all I remember from the age of 23 months (and a few years after that too). ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/156 "2017-12-15T16:56:07Z")
That was a great road trip episode. It started off rather shaky and formulaic, but I liked the ending and that last line was rather poignant. Is dad going to die during this series? They referenced his heart attack again in this episode. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/157 "2017-12-15T19:09:35Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > That was a great road trip episode. It started off rather shaky and formulaic, but I liked the ending and that last line was rather poignant. Is dad going to die during this series? They referenced his heart attack again in this episode. If the series lasts for more than a couple of seasons, it almost has to happen. We have a definite timeline for it from Sheldon dialogue in TBBT and we’re not THAT far out from it now in YS. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/158 "2017-12-15T19:38:01Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > If the series lasts for more than a couple of seasons, it almost has to happen. We have a definite timeline for it from Sheldon dialogue in TBBT and we’re not THAT far out from it now in YS. I guess the question is will the series last long enough to get to that point in the storyline. I’m guessing so. Gonna miss the big lunk, he has a good heart. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/159 "2017-12-15T22:37:46Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > I guess the question is will the series last long enough to get to that point in the storyline. I’m guessing so. Gonna miss the big lunk, he has a good heart. OTOH it would be good riddance to Jimmy Speckerman. A really poor choice of an actor given the awfulness of his appearance on _TBBT_. Note that Missy’s appearance in S01E15 included having Sheldon sign some papers regarding their father’s estate. And in the early years of _TBBT_ it was clear that their father having any estate, let alone one not cleared up decades later, is puzzling. So consistency on the time of death of George Sr. is unlikely. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/160 "2017-12-16T15:00:23Z")
While Annie Potts is okay as Memaw, I have one question: Why not Laurie Metcalf? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267.md?page=9)